Gerard Walsh

Northern Trust has announced that Gerard Walsh, global head of client solutions for banking and markets, has relocated from London to Singapore as the firm seeks to further grow its business in Asia-Pacific.

Being in Singapore will allow Walsh to meet more regularly with clients and be present for Northern Trust-hosted and industry events in the region. “We look forward to Gerard having more connectivity and face-to-face interactions with the industry in each of the markets in APAC,” the firm says.

Walsh joined Northern Trust in May 2016 with the acquisition of Aviate Global where he was chief business officer.

Before joining Aviate Global in 2014, he spent 10 years at Schroder Investment Management, where he held a number of senior roles in institutional client-facing operational and project management.

Prior to Schroders, Walsh headed business change management at Telewest Communications ( now Virgin Media ) and worked in the consulting industry for Accenture and Deloitte.

He started his career with Mobil Oil in his native New Zealand before moving to Europe in 1998 to complete an MBA at SDA-Bocconi in Italy.